Tables: Cocktail and Coffee Tables, End Tables and Accent Pieces. Tables are also essential pieces of living room furniture. Coffee and cocktail tables tend to be placed in from of sofas while end tables sit at either side of chairs or sofas. Accent pieces can be set against walls or in the general living space. It has now become all but impossible to visualize in your mind’s eye what your room will look like with all this furniture.

Bookcases are also great for creating a focus point when stylishly arranged. They are often found to be too cluttered and full of small knicknacks. Make good use of contemporary home accessories to decorate the top shelves, such as spaced architectural vases or one big piece bought from a far away holiday. Vary the heights of books with the tallest in the middle. Don’t put small books next to tall books.